Bodegas Alejandro Fernandez "Tinto Pesquera" Reserva 2019 (Ribera del Duero, Spain) - [WE 93] [JS 92]

Bodegas Alejandro Fernandez "Tinto Pesquera" Reserva 2019
(Ribera del Duero, Spain) - [WE 93] [JS 92]


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Notes from the Winemaker:
This wine has finesse and strength and is a wonderful example of the true elegance that can be obtained when Tempranillo is aged over time in bottle.

Tasting Notes:
Tinto Pesquera's Reserva contains notes of chocolate-covered cherries, red roes, toasted wood and anise. Rich and vibrant on the palate, with well-integrated tannins and a formidable finish.

Winemaking Notes:
Close to 50% of fruit is dropped each year before harvest and all vineyard blocks are vinified separately in small stainless steel tanks in order to ensure optimum wine quality. Alcoholic fermentation takes place between 6-10 days at an average temperature of 20-25°C. Finished wine is aged for 24 months in fine grain, 225- and 300-liter neutral American oak barrels with a light-to-medium toast. Barrels are racked four times during the first twelve months and an additional 2-3 times during the second year of aging. With the Fernández family dedicated to natural winemaking, all wines produced by Alejandro Fernández are neither filtered nor fined before bottling. Upon completion of barrel aging, the Tinto Pesquera Reserva is then aged for a minimum of twelve months in bottle before it is released to the market

Technical Info:
100% Tempranillo. 


Ratings & Reviews

93 Points - Wine Enthusiast Magazine:
"Initial cola and root-beer aromas precede floral berry scents. A strict palate is firm but avoids crushing weight. Narrow plum, currant and berry flavors are focused and framed by roaring tannins. This is still young and tough, but with great potential; drink from 2019–2035." - Michael Schachner (4/1/2018)

92 Points - James Suckling:
"There's a lot to like here: assertive, flavoursome black cherry and plum fruits are dressed in cedary fresh oak. The right feel for the reserva grade. Drink now or hold." (July 2017)

Wine Spectator Magazine:
"This muscular red has an austere character, with assertive tannins and bitter notes that underlie flavors of loamy earth, tar and licorice. Shows depth, while hints of cherry and fresh herb open on the finish. Decant. Best from 2019 through 2028. Tasted twice, with consistent notes. 420 cases imported." - TM (Issue Web Only - 2017)